Jan 10, 2008
Retrial of a wrongful death action against Chevron based on exposure to the herbicide Paraquat betweeen 1973 and 1979. The decedent was a CalTrans landscape maintenance officer who sprayed Paraquat as part of his job, and died of pulmonary fibros...
Nov 26, 2007
The plaintiffs were Nicaraguan banana plantation workers who allegedly were exposed to dangerous levels of the pesticide 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane ("DBCP") by dermal contact, inhalation, and by drinking water contaminated with DBCP. As a result...
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Oct 5, 2007
Five-week product liability trial based on a child's ingestion of lead paint chips and lead dust (white lead carbonate).Under Wisconsin's risk contribution products liability doctrine, the plaintiff's claim could go to trial against lead paint man...
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Sep 11, 2007
Jury trial in Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) litigation. http://www.rgj.com/article/20101218/NEWS01/101218026/-1/CARSON/Lawsuit-by-2-women-over-breast-cancer-and-hormone-therapy-to-begin-next-month-in-Washoe-County-against-drug-firmsCVN covered...
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Jul 19, 2007
The plaintiffs were Nicaraguan banana plantation workers who allegedly were exposed to dangerous levels of the pesticide 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane ("DBCP") by dermal contact, inhalation, and by drinking water contaminated with DBCP. As a result...
May 24, 2007
Wrongful death toxic tort claim against Dupont based on a child who died of liver cancer after allegedly being exposed to arsenic and dioxin emitted by Dupont's titanium dioxide pigment plant.Kerman and Naomi Ladner sued Dupont for the wrongful de...
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May 23, 2007
The City of Milwaukee sued the National Lead Industries and the Mautz Paint Co. to recover $53 million dollars for lead-based paint removal within the city. The City claimed that the defendants created a public nuisance because they marketed and s...
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May 14, 2007
Benzene exposure case: Individual plaintiff suing employer, after developing AML Leukemia allegedly from working on a barge and oil platforms.
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Apr 30, 2007
Andrew McCarrell sued Hoffman-LaRoche and Roche Laboratories, which manufactured and distributed the prescription drug Accutane. McCarrell alleged that as a result of taking Accutane for an acne condition, he developed inflammatory bowel disease (...
Jan 22, 2007
Pharmaceutical products liability trial against Merck for heart attacks allegedly caused by the painkiller drug Vioxx. According to the plaintiff, Merck ignored warnings, refused to conduct certain tests, tested around the warnings, and canceled c...
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Jan 19, 2007
The City of Milwaukee filed suit against National Lead Industriesand a local paint producer and seller in April 2001. The suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages, abatement of lead hazards in Milwaukee homes, and restitution for the citys aba...
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Jun 27, 2006
Stewart Grossberg used the pain reliever Vioxx for several years and suffered a heart attack. The plaintiff asserted that Merck put Vioxx on the market with inadequate testing, and Merck concealed from doctors Merck's knowledge that Vioxx, a Cox-...
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